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GetCreationDate

Gets annotation creation date.

Syntax​

expression.GetCreationDate();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiBaseAnnotation class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

number

Example​

Retrieve the date when an annotation was created in a PDF.

// When was an annotation added to the PDF?

// Check the creation timestamp of an annotation in a PDF.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let squareAnnot = Api.CreateSquareAnnot([10, 10, 160, 32]);
let page = doc.GetPage(0);
page.AddObject(squareAnnot);
console.log(`Annotation creation date is: ${squareAnnot.GetCreationDate()}`);